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4. See http://www.studentfinance.org.uk/ for the report of the Commission.Google Scholar

5. Of course there are negative connotations of Scottishness too, of which Scots are often too well aware. It was a Scottish author, after all, who invented Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde.Google Scholar

6. ‘The myth of the “lad o’ pairts”, or the clever young Scot who is able to rise from lowly origins thanks to an open educational system, has only ever been a half-truth. But it is a myth that has endured not only because it has some basis in fact, but also because it continues to represent an ideal that Scots hold dear and which their leaders are prepared to pursue with more than just noble sentiments.’ Adam Fox ‘Taking the higher road: can the Scottish higher education model solve England’s university funding crisis?’ Education Guardian 21 Nov. 2002 (http://education.guardian.co.uk/universitiesin crisis/story/0,12028,844487,00.html)Google Scholar

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